Month June 2019
The Trump administration on Saturday unveiled a $50 billion Palestinian investment and infrastructure proposal intended to be the economic engine to power its much-anticipated but still unreleased “deal of the century” Middle East peace plan. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Los Angels, CA – Police said they are looking for a driver in a hit-and-run that killed a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department said Thursday the collision occurred early Monday in a San Fernando… Continue Reading →
Montevideo, Uruguay – A court in Uruguay ruled Friday that the government must sell a huge Nazi bronze eagle that was recovered off the South American country’s coast in 2006. The eagle with a swastika under its talons was part… Continue Reading →
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Philadelphia – Federal authorities have upped the amount of cocaine they seized from a ship at the Philadelphia port to more than 35,000 pounds, or 15,876 kilograms, making it the largest cocaine haul in the history of U.S. Customs, authorities… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – “It’s an apocalypse,” Zelda Burkey, 63, blurted out in a piercing voice as we walked through the charred remains of the once beautiful Moshav Mevo Modiin. “It’s total desolation.” Late last month, Israel was on high alert following… Continue Reading →
New York – New York is going to restrict the use of solitary confinement in state prisons, despite failing to pass legislation that would have prohibited putting a prisoner in isolation for more than 15 consecutive days. Gov. Andrew Cuomo,… Continue Reading →
The brick Township school superintendent has announced that he is resigning from his position. See the letter attached. Prominent education attorney Michael Inzelbuch says the state is partially to blame. “It’s unfortunate for Brick kids,” says Inzelbuch. “However, this is… Continue Reading →
New York – A former supervisor at New York’s Kennedy Airport admits she took bribes to allow Qatar and other countries to park their planes overnight during the United Nations General Assembly. The New York Attorney General’s Office said Friday… Continue Reading →
Portland, OR – So many gray whales are dying off the U.S. West Coast that scientists and volunteers dealing with the putrid carcasses have an urgent request for coastal residents: Lend us your private beaches so these ocean giants can… Continue Reading →
Trump Calls Off Iran Strikes At Last Minute – After Iran shot down a US drone operating near it’s airspace, retaliatory missile strike plans were drawn up on Thursday and approved by President Trump. But minutes before they were to… Continue Reading →
Miami, FL – One of Florida’s most famous beaches has had an unwelcome guest for the past several years — smelly, brown seaweed — and now residents want something done about it. Some Miami Beach residents are so fed up… Continue Reading →
Police arrested a man who they say savagely assaulted Rav Zalman Grossman at Kever Shimon Hatzadik in Yerushalayim on Wednesday. Police say the man is a 30-year-old resident of Bnei Brak. Read more on Yeshiva World News
New York – It’s summer and Marc Kaufman has thousands of coats in the basement of his store in Midtown Manhattan. For a fee, the fifth-generation fur dealer cleans and stores them for his customers to help prevent heat damage…. Continue Reading →
It’s a difficult time for the Pentagon to be without a permanent U.S. defense secretary. The Trump administration is grappling with an escalating crisis with Iran, an unusual and controversial deployment of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, the nearly two-decade-old… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden has sat atop the crowded Democratic presidential field from virtually the moment he joined the race, leading the polls, raking in money and campaigning with the air of an inevitable nominee. Read more on Yeshiva World News
U.S. home sales jumped 2.5% in May, as lower mortgage rates appeared to help buyers overcome affordability challenges. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that existing homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.34 million last month,… Continue Reading →
A fire at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast turned the early morning sky a bright orange and yellow and awakened startled residents with explosions that shook homes Friday. Read more on Yeshiva World News
With his reelection campaign officially launched, President Donald Trump is interacting with media organizations that reach beyond his base. He has booked an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday and has done an interview with Telemundo — two of… Continue Reading →
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New York – Inside an Indiana aquafarming complex, thousands of salmon eggs genetically modified to grow faster than normal are hatching into tiny fish. After growing to roughly 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) in indoor tanks, they could be served in… Continue Reading →